Minimum wage delay
Minimum wage earners should not expect an increase in their earnings this month as the Government has postponed the announcement of a scheduled increase until it concludes talks with employers. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, says the Government is concerned...

Quadruplets are one!
The Hird quadruplets celebrated their fabulous first birthday last Saturday and it was a blast. Ruthann-Belle, Isabelle, Gabrielle and Annabelle, adorned in pink and white outfits, gave a new meaning to the phrase 'pretty in pink'. The girls were showered with hugs...

Farewell to final seven
The heavens shed tears yesterday as bereaved family members, well-wishers, government officials and representatives of the Opposition gathered in Portland to bid farewell to the final seven accident victims of the December tragedy that left 14 people dead...

'We will never forget them'
That was the sign that greeted The Gleaner as the news team entered the Portland community of Comfort Castle, the home of one of the 14 individuals who were tragically killed in the accident involving a market truck in the Rio Grande Valley on December...

Fallen through the cracks
On January 27, Lorna, as she prefers to be called, will have spent one year at the Marie Atkins Shelter on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston. As anniversaries go, this will be one of the unhappiest moments for the woman who once held the post of district constable...

Time-out facility for problem students coming September
Students with behavioural problems will not be allowed in the normal classroom setting come September, as the Ministry of Education finalises plans to place them in time-out facilities.The Alternate Student Intervention Programme (ASIP), also called the time-out facility...

Bursar attacked at Hanover school
WESTERN BUREAU: The Green Island police in Hanover are probing a case of grievous bodily harm following an attack at the Green Island High School on Friday that left the school's bursar suffering from extensive injuries. The alleged attacker is said to be a junior staff...

Allen: GG decision was not an easy one
In his first address to the Adventist Church since being appointed governor general-designate of Jamaica, Dr Patrick Allen, president of the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, pointed out to members that the decision was not an easy...

Church can't be a spiritual ghetto - Methodist pastor
Jamaica's Christian community has been challenged to be more expansive in its ministry and not to be complacent or indifferent to the plight of fellow citizens.President of the Jamaica Methodist District, the Reverend Dr Byron Chambers, told thousands...

Drink more tea
The most popular variety, black tea, is made by fermentation of the leaves. The healthier form, green tea, comes from the unfermented leaves, but many people, unaware of this distinction have mistaken the regular 'tea bag' tea for green tea...